Ohio State Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies

CSEEES is happy to congratulate Marlie Boiston, Liam Martin and Sascha Rohde, who earned graduate degrees during the Summer 2026 semester. We are so proud of you and wish you all continued success in your future endeavors!
https://slaviccenter.osu.edu/news/congratulations-class-2026-summer-graduates

We met our campaign goal early and have now raised $7,750, thanks to our incredible community! These funds have already provided $1,000 scholarships to each Excellence Award recipient and increased the upcoming spring award to at least $700 per student. This week our Meet the Students profile features Tomas Scott who is focusing on International security, governance, and political development in the Caucasus and Central Asia.. Please continue to share our campaign and our students' stories!
https://buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/50135/updates/1

We're only $500 away from meeting our fundraiser goal! We're incredibly thankful to everyone who has donated so far. Our "Meet the Students" profile this week features second-year MA student Parker Tysinger who is studying Polish and Yiddish. Learn more about her by tapping the link below and course, donate and share!
https://buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/50135/updates/1

We've officially made it halfway to our goal! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us so far. This week, we're starting off our "Meet the Students" profiles with Quinn Cline-Cook! Quinn is our first ever student in the dual MA program for SEEES and bioethics. Check out the link more to learn more about them and be sure to keep sharing our campaign with your friends, family, and colleagues!
https://buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/50135/updates/1

CSEEES M.A. student Parker Tysinger has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Polish Studies Initiative scholarship for the 2026-27 academic year. The award will support her continued Polish language studies and research, advancing PSI’s mission to foster interdisciplinary scholarship on Poland.
https://slaviccenter.osu.edu/news/2026-27-polish-studies-initiative-scholarship-winner-announced

Challenge met! Thanks to our amazing supporters, all three matching challenges are complete and $1,500 in bonus funds is headed to CSEEES. We’re still aiming to raise $6,000 by August 25. Every dollar matters. Keep sharing and supporting our amazing students!

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CSEEES would like to congratulate M.A. student Sascha Rohde, who recently and successfully defended his thesis entitled "Königsberg Nash: Resettlement and the Creation of Post-War Kaliningrad." Congratulations on all your hard work and research, we are incredibly proud of you!

https://slaviccenter.osu.edu/news/congratulations-sascha-rohde

CSEEES is kicking off a new Buckeye Funder campaign to strengthen what makes our center exceptional: student support, global learning, and the study of less commonly taught languages. Your gift plays a direct role in helping our students continue their education and complete their degrees. Every contribution—large or small—builds the future of CSEEES. Join us in supporting the next generation of globally engaged Buckeyes.
https://buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/50135

It’s summer and we bet you all know what that means—study abroad takeovers! Stay tuned to our Instagram stories this Saturday, July 12 as former CSEEES intern Cody Allen takes us on an adventure in Kazakhstan! 🇰🇿 We’ll get to see what he’s been up to while he’s been studying Russian abroad and what he’s learned so far.

The Midwest Slavic Association is pleased to announce the results of its annual essay competition for 2026. Students were able to submit papers in different formats, from conference papers, to course papers, to dissertation chapters, to master’s theses. Submitted papers covered many different disciplines in the humanities, history, and social sciences, and different countries from the East European and Eurasian region.

The 2026 winners are:

Undergraduate: Emma Ramsey, U. of Chicago, "Weaponizing Legality: Law, Deportations, and the Architecture of Soviet Domination in Latvia"

Graduate: Albert Cavallaro, U. of Michigan, "Death, Property Division, and Old Coins: Salvage Archaeology and Heritage Politics in Turkestan, 1878-1894"

Congratulations!